Balkans Collection (#4)

World War I 1914 1918-Front of the Balkans
5314238 World War I 1914 1918-Front of the Balkans; (add.info.: World War I 1914 1918-Front of the Balkans. A department of the British armored cars attack Turkish soldiers by taking them behind)

Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate
VEN5027220 Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate and, joined by the Papaute and the Venitians, attack the Balkans

Portrait of Pyrrhus I (or Pyrrhos, circa 318-272 BC) military chief and king of Epire from 306 to 272 BC
NWI4911569 Portrait of Pyrrhus I (or Pyrrhos, circa 318-272 BC) military chief and king of Epire from 306 to 272 BC. Colorful engraving after 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

prince Georges of Serbia (1887-1972) son of king Peter1er, here c. 1905
1755692 prince Georges of Serbia (1887-1972) son of king Peter1er, here c. 1905; (add.info.: prince Georges of Serbia (1887-1972) son of king Peter1er, here c. 1905); Photo: Tallandier

Visit of king Nicolas 1st of Montenegro (1841-1921) in Paris
1755698 Visit of king Nicolas 1st of Montenegro (1841-1921) in Paris; (add.info.: Visit of king Nicolas 1st of Montenegro (1841-1921) in Paris); Photo: Tallandier

In Serbia, French and serbian officers fraternizing, ww1
1759692 In Serbia, French and serbian officers fraternizing, ww1; (add.info.: In Serbia, French and serbian officers fraternizing, ww1); Photo: Tallandier

A Serb family flees in front of the progresse of the Bulgarian soldiers who burn, on their passage
1749938 A Serb family flees in front of the progresse of the Bulgarian soldiers who burn, on their passage, the villages of Serbia

Balkan War 1912-1913 : turkish bodies in the trenches
1745943 Balkan War 1912-1913 : turkish bodies in the trenches; (add.info.: Balkan War 1912-1913 : turkish bodies in the trenches); Photo: Tallandier

yugoslavian peasant woman c. 1906, watercolor
1746545 yugoslavian peasant woman c. 1906, watercolor; (add.info.: yugoslavian peasant woman c. 1906, watercolor); Photo: Tallandier

Vouko Golouba, leader of the Uskoks of Rudina (engraving)
8676749 Vouko Golouba, leader of the Uskoks of Rudina (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vouko Golouba, leader of the Uskoks of Rudina, Croatia)

Milos Obrenovic, Prince of Serbia (engraving)
8676711 Milos Obrenovic, Prince of Serbia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milos Obrenovic (c1780-1860), Prince of Serbia

Stana Marcovitch, Captain of the Truts, and Ilia, lady of Moratcha (engraving)
8676702 Stana Marcovitch, Captain of the Truts, and Ilia, lady of Moratcha (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stana Marcovitch, Captain of the Truts)

Ivan the Black sets fire to Zhabliak, 1484 (litho)
8661430 Ivan the Black sets fire to Zhabliak, 1484 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan the Black sets fire to Zhabliak, 1484)

Girls of Many Lands: Montenegro (colour litho)
8659767 Girls of Many Lands: Montenegro (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Montenegro)

Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate
VEN5027226 Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate and, joined by the Papaute and the Venitians, attack the Balkans

Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate
VEN5027221 Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate and, joined by the Papaute and the Venitians, attack the Balkans

Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Diocletian's Palace, historic city of Split, central Dalmatia, Dalmatia
IMB4866035 Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Diocletian's Palace, historic city of Split, central Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Adriatic coast, Croatia, Europe, PublicGround

Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Diocletian's Palace, historic city of Split, central Dalmatia, Dalmatia
IMB4866017 Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Diocletian's Palace, historic city of Split, central Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Adriatic coast, Croatia, Europe, PublicGround

Hafen Mit Tabakballen / Port with Tobacco Bales (colour litho)
8666144 Hafen Mit Tabakballen / Port with Tobacco Bales (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hafen Mit Tabakballen)

Bombardment of Ruse, Bulgaria, 1877 (litho)
8664032 Bombardment of Ruse, Bulgaria, 1877 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian bombardment of Ruse (Ruscuk), Bulgaria, Russo-Turkish War, 1877

Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria, 1877-1878 (litho)
8664027 Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria, 1877-1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria)

King Peter 1st of Serbia swearing on the Crucifix and Gospels to watch over independence of Serbia
1761392 King Peter 1st of Serbia swearing on the Crucifix and Gospels to watch over independence of Serbia, to keep constitution, 1903

cartoon : Serbia bringing things to a head on july 31, 1914
1749736 cartoon : Serbia bringing things to a head on july 31, 1914; (add.info.: cartoon : Serbia bringing things to a head on july 31, 1914); Photo: Tallandier

King Peter 1st of Serbia (1844-1921) king from 1903 to 1921 c. 1920
1751524 King Peter 1st of Serbia (1844-1921) king from 1903 to 1921 c. 1920; (add.info.: King Peter 1st of Serbia (1844-1921) king from 1903 to 1921 c. 1920); Photo: Tallandier

general Janko Vukotitch (Vukotic, 1866-1927), minister of Montenegro from 1905 to 1915
1756358 general Janko Vukotitch (Vukotic, 1866-1927), minister of Montenegro from 1905 to 1915; (add.info.: Le general Janko Vukotitch (Vukotic, 1866-1927)

Fight of montenegrin officer and turkish officer on the front line during bulgarian-turkish war november 1912
1746517 Fight of montenegrin officer and turkish officer on the front line during bulgarian-turkish war november 1912 Montenegro Balkans; (add.info)

Young woman from Split area in Yugoslavia with a traditional suit c; 1930
1745796 Young woman from Split area in Yugoslavia with a traditional suit c; 1930; (add.info.: Young woman from Split area in Yugoslavia with a traditional suit c; 1930); Photo: Tallandier

Love under clock tower Tirana
Alla Simacheva

Friar Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro, 1676 - 1764. Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in
UIG5419935 Friar Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro, 1676 - 1764. Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain

Communal Palace, Forum Square, Pula, Istria, Croacia In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano
UIG5420479 Communal Palace, Forum Square, Pula, Istria, Croacia In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878 ©UIG/Leemage

Bathing pets in Dalmatia, Croatia, historical picture, about 1893
UIG5413909 Bathing pets in Dalmatia, Croatia, historical picture, about 1893; UIG

Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate
VEN5027222 Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate and, joined by the Papaute and the Venitians, attack the Balkans

Portrait of Prince Nicholas 1st (1841-1921), future king of Montenegro. Photography late 19th century
JEB4835074 Portrait of Prince Nicholas 1st (1841-1921), future king of Montenegro. Photography late 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Prince Nicholas 1st (1841-1921), future king of Montenegro

Different ancient alphabets: letters of the Coptic alphabet, Syriac (Aramean language of the Middle East)
NWI4954409 Different ancient alphabets: letters of the Coptic alphabet, Syriac (Aramean language of the Middle East), Ethiopian (gueze or ge'ez), Gothic (Goths), and Illyrien (Balkans or Slavs)

Ornithogale (Bethleem star with hairy leaves) - Hairy-leaved star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum fimbriatum
FLO4582886 Ornithogale (Bethleem star with hairy leaves) - Hairy-leaved star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum fimbriatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson

Balkan Wars: Peter I King of Serbia, breaking the bread 1912 (print)
527258 Balkan Wars: Peter I King of Serbia, breaking the bread 1912 (print); (add.info.: King of Serbia performing the traditional ceremony of breaking the bread offered to him by the Mayor of a town)

Serb uniforms around 1910-1912 : l-r officer, engineer officer, military engineering soldier, cavalryman, paratrooper
1747873 Serb uniforms around 1910-1912 : l-r officer, engineer officer, military engineering soldier, cavalryman, paratrooper; (add.info.: Serb uniforms around 1910-1912 : l-r officer)

Albanian war leader with sword, riffle, cartridge, 1908-1912
1743901 Albanian war leader with sword, riffle, cartridge, 1908-1912; (add.info.: Albanian war leader with sword, riffle, cartridge, 1908-1912); Photo: Tallandier

King Alexander 1sr of Serbia or Yugoslavia (1888-1934) king in 1921-1934 here in uniform c. 1920
1743530 King Alexander 1sr of Serbia or Yugoslavia (1888-1934) king in 1921-1934 here in uniform c. 1920; (add.info.: King Alexander 1sr of Serbia or Yugoslavia (1888-1934)

King Alexander 1sr of Serbia or Yugoslavia (1888-1934) king in 1921-1934 and his wife Mary of Romania c. 1922
1742821 King Alexander 1sr of Serbia or Yugoslavia (1888-1934) king in 1921-1934 and his wife Mary of Romania c. 1922; (add.info)

Princess Xenia Petrovich Njegosh of Montenegro (1881-1960, daughter of king Nicolas1st of Montenegro)
1754752 Princess Xenia Petrovich Njegosh of Montenegro (1881-1960, daughter of king Nicolas1st of Montenegro) with a Montenegrin general, is walking her dog, c

Serbian soldiers in the trenches, 1st world war
1756369 Serbian soldiers in the trenches, 1st world war; (add.info.: Serbian soldiers in the trenches, 1st world war); Photo: Tallandier

view of Dubrovnik in Croatia c. 1910, postcard
1790532 view of Dubrovnik in Croatia c. 1910, postcard; (add.info.: view of Dubrovnik in Croatia c. 1910, postcard); Photo © CCI

street scene in a village in Albania c. 1920, postcard
1790530 street scene in a village in Albania c. 1920, postcard; (add.info.: street scene in a village in Albania c. 1920, postcard); Photo © CCI

The Peoples of the Balkan States, 1915 (litho)
8641511 The Peoples of the Balkan States, 1915 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peoples of the Balkan States, 1915)

Map of the Ottoman Empire (colour litho)
8664038 Map of the Ottoman Empire (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Ottoman Empire)

A Christian priest preaching in Montenegro urging the people to go and fight against the Turks
6867193 A Christian priest preaching in Montenegro urging the people to go and fight against the Turks. From Russes et Turcs, La Guerre D'Orient

Balkan War greek-turkish conflict : serb artillery during the battle of Monastir against the Turks november 1912
1753050 Balkan War greek-turkish conflict : serb artillery during the battle of Monastir against the Turks november 1912; (add.info.: Balkan War greek-turkish conflict)

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The Balkans: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Beauty Step into the enchanting world of the Balkans, where history comes alive through vibrant dances, breathtaking landscapes, and architectural wonders. The region's rich heritage is beautifully captured in Ivan Mrkvicka's masterpiece "Rachenitsa Dance, " a painting that embodies the spirit of traditional Bulgarian folklore. As you wander through the National Gallery Kvadrat 500 in Sofia, immerse yourself in the captivating view of Dubrovnik's Old Town City. Its ancient walls tell tales of centuries past and offer a glimpse into Croatia's fascinating history. Delve deeper into time with the "Serio-Comic War Map For The Year 1877. " This satirical map humorously depicts geopolitical tensions during that era while shedding light on significant events that shaped the Balkan nations. Travel back even further as you explore a map showcasing the grandeur of the Macedonian and Thracian Empire. Marvel at their vast territories and imagine life within these mighty civilizations. Shifting gears to more recent triumphs, relish in Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's iconic gold medal win for Great Britain in February 1984. Their flawless performance on ice captivated hearts worldwide during an unforgettable Winter Olympics moment. Nature lovers will find solace in Ohrid's panoramic view encompassing its shimmering lake. Macedonia offers tranquility amidst breathtaking scenery that has inspired poets throughout history. Venturing southward brings us to Albania's gem - Berat. Its old fortified city stands proudly as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inviting visitors to stroll along its cobblestone streets steeped in medieval charm. Seek spiritual enlightenment at Montenegro's Ostrog Monastery perched dramatically against sheer cliffs. As you ascend towards its upper church, feel your soul being uplifted by both faith and awe-inspiring vistas. Uncover traces of ancient empires with a map illustrating the Dacian Empire and Roman provinces.